Since my wife has Covid or something (though she is still working), I took Smallsteps for a dry run to her new school, to ensure she knows the way. We will do it a few times before she starts next week, even though it is pretty easy - it just takes more time, and preparation. But it was a nice trip, and we stopped along the way to play in a park, and look out at the lake from a hill.
She is nervous about starting at a new school.
But I am pretty sure that she will enjoy it with kids that are more likely interested in learning and, the extra few hours of music classes per week. The learning environment matters a lot and when there are kids running around and screaming like lunatics, it is hard for the other children to not only focus, but also get the help they need when they need it.
I was talking with friends visiting, one of whom is a high school teacher, and how disruptive and difficult many children are these days. They aren't outliers, they are the norm. And then we talked about my own beliefs that one of the problems with the learning culture is that they make it "fun" for the kids in the early stages, gamifying the experience, but not teaching the skills for doing the repetitive, boring work required to actually be better than basic at something.
They are sauna boats, not house boats.
We have spent the last 200 years making a consumer culture, and the last 50 making it an individualistic pursuit. As a result, society has degraded and the individuals themselves, who are acting "in their best interest" have shifted best interest from being the best at something, to feeling the best in the moment. This has led to a massive wave of entitlement at all levels of society.
Is my child an entitled brat?
Perhaps this is something every parent should ask themselves and whether it is really in the best interest of the child, or if it is just easier for the parent. Many parents seem to be just as entitled as their kids, expecting to be able to do whatever they want in life, when they want to do it too.
The apple doesn't fall from the tree - not only because of genetics.
I am not raising a brat.
Taraz
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